For some cultures, reading for pleasure is a relatively new phenomenon. I was recently listening to a parent discuss how much their family is enjoying all the reading their child is doing in the primary grade. She shared that she really didn’t come from a reading culture, and was enjoying the process of creating a “love of [...]

AEA (American Employees Association) Summer Camp
Ages: Children 4-12 years old
Dates: June 20 to August 5
Where: Beijing City International School
The AEA camp has been serving the Beijing Community for the past 13 years and is proud to offer safe, fun, and high-quality programs. The Camp staff is from the USA. Each week is a different theme with all activities [...]

“A child, at birth, is a candidate for humanity; it cannot become human in isolation.” – Henri Pieron.
With every generation of children, we are given the opportunity to support the moral advancement of humanity. Children are born with a sense of wonder, exploring and learning all they can about their time, culture and place. As adults we [...]

Lisa Zhou, a Chinese mother of two, is the chairperson of her school’s parent association; a bilingual school with a strong international dimension. With the help of other parents, Zhou’s parent group has designed a logo for themselves that represents their approach to playing a leading role in their school’s culture. The logo features three [...]

“We can’t draw!” whined the fourth grade class at Liming School. That Tuesday, three other seniors and I found ourselves in the position of teachers. As members of the Liming Service Project, we teach English every week to local migrant school children to supplement the instruction they receive during the school day. That day’s lesson [...]